Bee keeping for the energy descent future
This article is a reflection on “the prospects for apiculture (bee keeping) as a sustainable and resilient livelihood in the future” and considers the current state of apiculture and future...
View ArticleUrgent need to recreate flood resilient rivers and floodplains
This press release is a response to the recent floods and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of streamside vegetation management strategies that are currently in use and that are recommended by...
View ArticleWeeds or Wild Nature: A Permaculture Perspective
David Holmgren presented this report as part of a series of seminars on “Contentious Perspectives on Weeds” at the 45th Annual General Meeting of the Weed Society of Victoria in April 2011. It was...
View Article2011 National Permaculture Day
This short video is of the National Permaculture Day celebrations in Daylesford on 30 April, hosted by the Daylesford Community Food Gardeners (DCFG) and the Hepburn Relocalisation Network (HRN), with...
View ArticleWhy big households are better than big houses
Bigger houses, with more stuff and fewer people in them, something has to give. Michael Green, explains why big households are better than big houses. Michael interviewed David Holmgren, and Ed...
View ArticleBushfire resilient landscapes and communities (presentation in Blue Mountains)
David Holmgren gives a public talk on creating bushfire resilient communities and landscapes, organised by Pat Rayner of Permaculture Blue Mountains. Thanks to Gary Caganoff for the videos. Part I...
View ArticleMoving away from a fossil-fuel based society
The upcoming transition away from a fossil-fuel based society: David Holmgren talks strategy Luke Miller Callahan, from the GroAction Network, interviewed David Holmgren in November 2011 and asked him...
View ArticleRetrofitting the Suburbs for Sustainability (presentation)
David Holmgren gave a Lunchbox/Soapbox talk at the The Wheeler Centre in February 2012, exploring the profound improvements that the application of permaculture principles and strategies could deliver...
View ArticleAn interview with Permaculture Pioneer Rosemary Morrow
A little bit about Rowe Born in Perth, Rosemary Morrow (Rowe) was claimed early by the Earth; plants, animals, stones, weather. Some years in the Kimberleys as a young girl confirmed it. Later she...
View ArticlePrinciples & Pathways reviewed and updated for eBook
An extract of David Holmgren’s prologue from the newly released eBook edition of Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability The world has changed radically since Permaculture:...
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